May 28, 2014:
The days plan, ride to Huanuco and then then decide which way to go. I'd been told by a few drivers that this section of road would be rough and even though it's only 104 miles, it was going to take most of the day. Everything was good for about 40 miles and then it got rough from the washouts and rock slides. Much of it was one lane and this is a main route, lots of getting out of the way.

The Frenchman had departed earlier and I got up to him 12 miles out of town:
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Seems like every building in the area has corn hanging to dry:
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All the streets in the town were dirt or mud. It's got to be terrible when it rains:
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From here on out, it was slow going.
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Song of the Day: Good Times Roll, The Cars